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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a large village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,133, made up of 1,073 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 626 hectares
Population 2,133
Male Population 1,073
Female Population 1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 626 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bankati

Bankati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankati as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankati from other places

Bankati lies about 16 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 5.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bankati
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Ghatsila 5.1 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 5.1 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Bankati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatshila tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bankati

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 2,133. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Bankati village has 1,073 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bankati is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankati covers 626 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankati falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankati is Ghatsila, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankati.

Bankati is about 16 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankati is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatshila is about 5.1 km away. Ghatsila is about 5.1 km away. Ghātsīla is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banskatiya (under 2 km), Hiraganj (3.5 km) and Kalchiti (3.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bankati today is likely to be higher.

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